I have found yard sale night stands and small tables and given them a fresh coat of paint and a pop of color. 

However it hasn't deterred me, just a thought, if I was a fresh investor I would explore states/markets where I had more power as a landlord 

Kilz and new carpet plus fresh paint should do the trick. 

Hopefully you can start fresh soon with a better tenant and to learn from this experience.

Probably want to put fresh kitchen caulk as well before painting. 

When you are going to compare a fair fight between 2 champions you won't put one  that is fresh just eaten 2 hours ago, against the same category fighter that has not slept for 4 days and malnutritioned.

My area is close to the shopping center, (Burlington, Amazon Fresh), maybe 0.5 miles I would love to hear more.

--Will be seeking to 'bake' in a 3 month trial period into contract where we can operate the business on a trial period before finalizing the transaction. 

With something prices to perfection like that I can definitely see why many people including me would be uncomfortable assuming this type of appreciation baked into the next 10 years which ties back into why some might choose the cash flow markets over the appreciation markets. 

Easy to store, always fresh and even the mold hates it....